Leanne+Bongers

=Leanne Bongers=

My Big Three for 2011-12:
(This might be ambitious, but I'd love to at least try it sometime next year!) || [|http://prezie.com] ||
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 * 1. Animoto Slideshow Maker || [] ||
 * 2. Paper Rater || [] ||
 * 3. Google Forms || ﻿ ﻿ ||
 * 4. Prezi Presentation Maker

**__My Animoto Samples__**
Our reading genre focus for Quarter 3 in fourth grade is **biography**. More specifically, I teach students that biographies are important to read because we learn about the actions and character traits of others and compare them to our own lives to help us determine the kind of person we want to be. I would like to have my fourth graders create a short Animoto slideshow using a few pictures, small bits of text, and music to summarize the life of their famous person. This slideshow will serve as a lead-in to their oral presentation of what we can learn about ourselves as a result of reading bout their famous person. Below is a sample Animoto biography I made about Elvis Presley that features the lesson we can learn from him - never give up on your dreams! media type="custom" key="10029339" __Wisconsin Teacher Standards__ __International Society for Technology in Education Standards__
 * A Student Sample I Made:**
 * Standards This Biography __Animoto__ Project Addresses:**
 * **Wisconsin Teacher Standard 3: Teachers know how to teach.** (The teacher understands and uses variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's developement of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.)
 * **Wisconsin Teacher Standard 6: Teachers communicate well.** (The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
 * **Student Standard 1: Creativity & Innovation** (Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.)
 * **Student Standard 2: Communication & Collaboration** (Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.)

**__My Evaluation of Easy Bib__**
I discovered a few things that I like about Easy Bib that might be helpful for me as a teacher of fourth graders. First of all, it has a note-taking feature that allows a person to enter information on a virtual notecard. The notecards can be organized and rearranged just by using your mouse. In fourth grade, one of my writing genres to teach is non-fiction report. Students used a book, magazine, and web resource to gather their information on the diet, habitat, and defense mechanisms of an animal of their choice. Last year, students took notes in their notebooks, and I had students cut their notes so they could rearrange them and categorize. It was a tedious process that I was hoping to find a solution to before next year. Easy Bib seems to allow students to copy and paste notes they like from a website and their web source. On another day, I could teach students to paraphrase each of the notes they copied, since there is an area on the virtual notecards that allows students to put a copied idea into their own words. I also like that with Easy Bib, students can't lose their notecards or notes because they're all online! Lastly, there is a search engine on Easy Bib for students to find articles that provides a citation for the information (and emphasizes it!) There are step by step instructions for how to cite a website, a book, or a magazine. One thing I didn't like about site is that there were ads with sound in the margin. The ad restarted each time I went back to the bibliography creator page. Perhaps I'll have my students turn their volume off if and when we use the site!

__Wisconsin Teacher Standards__ __International Society for Technology in Education Standards__
 * Standards Easy Bib Addresses:**
 * **Wisconsin Teacher Standard 3: Teachers know how to teach.** (The teacher understands and uses variety of instructional strategies, including the use of technology, to encourage children's developement of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.)
 * **Wisconsin Teacher Standard 6: Teachers communicate well.** (The teacher uses effective verbal and nonverbal communication techniques as well as instructional media and technology to foster active inquiry, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
 * **Student Standard 3: Research and Information Fluency** (Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.)